waste
英[we?st]
美[west]
- n. 浪費；廢物；荒地；損耗；地面風化物
- vt. 浪費；消耗；使荒蕪
- vi. 浪費；變消瘦；揮霍錢財
- adj. 廢棄的；多余的；荒蕪的
詞組搭配
go to waste
be unused or expended to no purpose
被浪費掉
lay waste to (或lay something (to) waste)
completely destroy
完全毀壞
a land laid waste by war.
被戰爭完全毀壞的國家。
waste one's breath
a land laid waste by war.
被戰爭完全毀壞的國家。
waste of space
(informal)a person perceived as useless or incompetent
(非正式)無用之人，無能之輩
waste not, want not
(proverb)if you use a commodity or resource carefully and without extravagance you will never be in need
(諺)不浪費，不愁缺
waste words
waste (one's) breath
To gain or accomplish nothing by speaking.
徒費口舌：費了口舌卻一無所獲